The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-09-16

The Young Mems Christian Association
Conference. held in this city the 9Th to
nth inst. was success though the dele
cations were not as large as expected, ow-
ing to the busy season Of the year. There
were twelve delegates present. viz; L.
ii. Il. Jameson, Of Lansing; f. X. Bunker,
Of Oliwet State Secretary; L. T.. New
man, General Secretary, of Detroit. G. Z.
Head, General Secretary of Ionfa; c. w.
Hoag, General Secretary of Bay City; j.
@. Inglis, General Secretary of East Sagi-
nav, and one delegate, M. J.. Miner.
General Secretary s. L. Otis, and J. Fl.
Stevens, of lansing; w. M. Munscn.
President. and l.. III. Dewey. of Lansing.
Agricultural College association, Flint.
and Ionia High School association were
not represented.
G. Z. Head led the long service Friday
evening and directed the singing during
the whole conference in IN admirable
manner
DR.. Jameson's address on THE Pcrils
of Modern Society to Young Men, was
an excellent and thorough treatment OF a
subject of vital importance TO our civiliza-
ton. After review of the many perils
10 young men in the present state of soci.
city, he gave strong endorsement of the
work of the Lansing Association and said
that the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tions of our country were the mighty
army which was fighting for its liberties
in the present as the noble G. A. r. did in
the past. We wish that there might have
been larger house
The sessions during the, day Saturday
were for the discussion of practical topics
in the Association work. They were
full of interest TO the delegates and such
visitors as were present.
Sunday morning at A. NJ. there was
conservation meeting in the chapel of
the Baptist Church, lead by Mr.. Head.
All who were there were greatly blessed.
Mr.. Newman gave an address in the Bap
fist Church in the morning and Mr.. Inglis
preached in the Congregational Church.
The afternoon service. for men only,
was full of interest There were 10 men
present and great interest was manifested,
We believe it will be fruitful of good
A union service of the churches was
held in the Baptist Church in the even
ing. After song service State Secretary
Bunker opened the meeting with few
words on the need for Y. NJ c. A. in
Owosso, and the best way to secure one
that should become permanent institu
tion Let the Christian young men learn
of Association methods, that they might
be skilful and wise in directing the work
when an organization was effected, and
get the business men to sec the need for
an Association, so that they would give it
substantial support. The warning was,
aroid TASTY organization.
Mr.. Fred. Fl. Clark was appointed cor.
responding member of the district com.
mittee. .es. 1tt
Mr.. i, F. Newman then gave an adj
dress on the work OF the Young Mems
Christian Associations. 1t was an able
and concise statement of the work in its
four fold division, physical, mental, so.
cial and spiritual. and was interspersed
with apt illustrations taken from his own
experience in Association work in De-
troit. He then presented the work of the
State Committee of the Y. NJ. G. A. in
strengthening existing associations and or
ganizing new ones. A collection wac
then taken for the State Committee, net.
ting 1857. The delegates all expressed
themselves as benefited by the Confer
ence, and it is trusted that work will be
organized very soon in Owosso for the
cultivation of its young men as result OF
this Conference.